Taxonomy of meanings for 懸:　　

  • 懸 xuán (OC: ɢʷeen MC: ɦʷen) 胡涓切 平 廣韻：【俗縣今通用 】
    • HANG
      • vtoNcausativecause to hang> suspend, hang; tie up and hang up; also jussive: order to suspend
      • vadNactivesuspended for display; dangling; falling (as of water in a waterfall)
      • nabfactualuncertain matter, matter in suspense; cliff-hanger
      • vicontinuoushang; be hanging
      • vt+prep+Nto hang upon
      • vttoN1.+N2hang N1 one in the place N2
      • vttoN1.+prep+N2suspend N1 in place N2
      • vtoNobject=texthang up for everyone to see; publish by public displayCH
      • vt1oN1.-vt2oN2causativehang N1 as to create N2DS
      • vtt(oN1.)+prep+N2causativehang the contextually determinate thing N1 to the place N2DS
      • vibe in a suspended position
  • xuánCONFUSED
    • vtoNpassivebe confused by
  • xuánDIE
    • viacthang oneself (GUOYU)
  • xuánPASSIVE MARKER
    • xuánPUBLICISE
      • vtoNmiddle voice(i.e. one's fame) spread over NLZ
    • xuánSLOW
      • vtoNsuspend action on; fail to act on immediately, suspend action on; be slow with regard to

    Additional information about 懸

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    • HANG

      1. The current general word for hanging something up or suspending it in the air is xuán 懸.

      2. Chuí 垂 refers to the whole structure that dangles from a high object. Thus, for example, a rope is said to chuí 垂 from a tree, but an object will be said to xuán 懸 "be suspended" on that rope.

      3. Guà 掛 is a rare word referring to the act of hanging something up, typically for visibility.

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